> What is a good intro text for Neural Networks? My preference is for one   
   > that is general and broad rather than focused and specific to one set   
   > of applications, at least to start. Cost is not an issue. I'd prefer a   
   > book that is practical as well as theoretical, and rather current.   
      
   Well, if cost is REALLY not an issue, and you want something general   
   and broad, I would recommend this:   
      
   http://www.amazon.com/Parallel-Distributed-Processing-Exploratio   
   s-Microstructure/dp/0262181207   
      
   Not recent (I used it in grad school), but managed to stay current.   
   Should take it off the shelf and re-read it some day...   
      
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